Possessive suffixes in Moroccan Arabic

To express possession, you only add the appropriate endings to the word:

My = î

Your (s.) = k

His = ô

Her = hâ

Our = nâ

Your (p.) = kom

Their = hom

Example:

Book = Ktâb

English	Darija in Transcription	Darija in the Arabic Script
My book	Ktâbî	كْتابي
Your book (s.)	Ktâbk	كْتابك
His book	Ktâbô	كْتابو
Her book	Ktâbhâ	كْتابها
Our book	Ktâbnâ	كْتابنا
Your book (p.)	Ktâbkom	كْتابكم
Their book	Ktâbhom	كْتابهم

For words ending with (a) -generally feminine words- you take away the (a), replace it with (t) and apply the same endings.

Basically, that (a) is referring to the silent (t) we have in standard Arabic, and in the Arabic script.

Example:

School = Mdrasa

English	Darija in Transcription	Darija in the Arabic Script
My school	Mdrastî	مدرستي
Your school (s.)	Mdrastk	مدرستك
His school	Mdrasto	مدرستو
Her school	Mdrast-hâ*	مدرستها
Our school	Mdrastnâ	مدرستنا
Your school (p.)	Mdrastkom	مدرستكم
Their school	Mdrast-hom	مدرستهم

*Reminder: The dash (-) is used not to mix up the letters t and h that must be pronounced separately, and not such as a th.

These endings can be slightly changed when the word ends with another vowel, other than the (a) of feminine words. Especially for the endings of (my) and (his) that become (ya) and (h)

Examples:

My mother = mâmâyâ مامايا, or just mâmâ ماما (no need to add any ending)

His mother = mâmâh ماماه

My brother = khôyâ خويا

His brother = khôh خوه

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